Office Management: Page 294

Ask Marty: What is the best way to back up my office data?
By Dr. Marty Jablow
A: There is no single best way to back up data -- you have to have an entire backup strategy. A good backup strategy involves using your local area network, along with portable hard drives or flash drives and the Internet.
July 19, 2009
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Dos and don'ts for ramping up hygiene productivity
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
A robust hygiene department drives practice production. Almost every patient comes through the hygiene department before moving on to other treatment. For a practice to reach its profitability potential, a full hygiene schedule is essential.
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Quality Systems, Planet DDS partner on Web-based practice management
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Quality Systems and Planet DDS are partnering to deliver hosted, Web-based practice management and clinical software to the dental industry.
July 16, 2009
Cigna launches new dental plans
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cigna has launched a new series of dental HMO plans that focus on preventive dental care services, the company announced.
July 16, 2009
Medicaid cutbacks painful for patients and dentists alike
By Laird Harrison
California's decision to end Medicaid benefits for adults July 1 is already causing pain for the state's poorest -- and it's affecting dental professionals, too.
July 15, 2009
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OCS forms new dental business unit, launches new products
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
OCS, a provider of healthcare data analytics and informatics, has formed Dentra, a new business unit dedicated to dentistry and oral healthcare.
July 14, 2009
Minnesota electronic billing law takes effect
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A 2007 Minnesota law that takes effect this week now requires electronic billing of all healthcare claims, including dental, in the state.
July 13, 2009
Aspen Dental offers discounts to uninsured
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Aspen Dental is offering 20% off dental and denture services for individuals who have lost insurance benefits or have elected not to participate in their company's benefits plan.
July 12, 2009
Dentist rewards patients for taking care of their teeth
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An Ohio dentist has started a Loyal Patients Rewards program that offers them one point for every dollar spent at the dentist's office.
July 12, 2009
Poll: Half would drop dental benefits if taxed
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
More than half of all Americans with employer-sponsored dental benefits are "likely or very likely" to drop their coverage under healthcare reform financing proposals that tax health benefits, according to a July poll conducted by Opinion Research for the National Association of Dental Plans.
July 12, 2009
CareCredit adds 24-month no-interest payment plan
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In response to practice demand for expanded payment options that give patients longer terms to pay, CareCredit has added a 24-month no-interest payment plan for treatments of $2,500 or more.
July 6, 2009
PBHS intorduces online patient registration system
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
PBHS has introduced TruformAssistT, an interactive, online patient registration system designed to collect patient demographic and health history information over the Internet.
July 1, 2009
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